World Bank Flags Trade Issues
As Possible Drag on Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The World Bank raised concerns about growing trade protectionism in Indonesia following the failure of World Trade Organization talks this year.

Indonesia's government has proposed higher tariffs on rice, soybeans and corn -- all staples for the poor -- in a plan that signals dissatisfaction with free trade after WTO negotiations collapsed in Cancun, Mexico, in September, the bank said. "The setback in WTO negotiations has probably increased the pressures for protectionist measures, notably in...